Chapter 583: The Terrible Tea Rex (4)

The Terrible Tea Rex (4)

Dr. Zlo growled at his foe's laughter. "How dare this hack mock me! Me!"

The villain looked at his dinosaur going toe-to-toe with the giant robot. Mr. T had again ripped a piece off the large contraption, only to have it reassemble before Dr. Zlo's eyes. The villain's dinosaur roared angrily, and Dr. Zlo mimicked the sentiment. Maximillian's power could hold Mr. T off indefinitely and had the benefit of never tiring.

Dr. Zlo took stock of the room. The collapsed ballroom floor led to a series of catacombs, a possible escape route for Dr. Zlo. However, Mr. T wouldn't fit in such a small space unless folded up with The Folderizer. Plus, running would mean admitting Maximillian got the better of him, and Dr. Zlo was not about to accept that. The villain had a reputation to uphold!

Surprisingly, Brunhilde and her trained thugs had held up well against all the police robots. The silver serving trays in the thug's hands were now used to deflect the steam cannons while the minions retaliated with their powerful firearms. In fact, the attacks were enough to easily put the robots out of commission. Dr. Zlo furrowed his brow at the sight. Why wasn't Maximillian restoring these robots?

The power obviously had a limit to it, but what that was, Dr. Zlo couldn't say with certainty. The simplest answer stated that his foe could only focus his power on one area at a time. Of course, there could also be a range to the ability or a limit to the number of uses. Whatever the case, it gave Dr. Zlo an idea.

"Brunhilde!" the villain shouted. "Clean up the rest of these bots! Mr. T! Let's take this outside!"

"Yes, Herr Zlo!" Brunhilde saluted.

Mr, T roared and headbutted the giant robot, sending it stumbling backward. The various nobles still around -- possibly out of morbid curiosity -- gasped in horror as mechanical feet came stumbling their way. Dr. Zlo cackled as the overdressed NPCs scrambled to escape the path of the fight.

"Running away then?" Maximillian's voice echoed.

Dr. Zlo whirled in place, shouting into the air. "You dare assume?!"

"I assume nothing," Maximillian answered. "I know your animated antique is no match for my mechanical masterpiece."

"Only with your help," Dr. Zlo retorted. "What? Too scared to let our monsters duke it out on their own?"

"Hardly," Maximillian answered dismissively. "But why remove an advantage?"

"Fine, if you won't, I will," Dr. Zlo muttered.

The villain opened up his power, typing in what he wanted and searching through his vast inventory for the pieces.

The Echolocator!

Dr. Zlo made this device to detect specific presences around him. Nothing can hide when the Echolocator starts looking!

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The villain quickly slapped the pieces together, forming a bat-eared gun with a looping nose. A pair of earbuds settled into Dr. Zlo's ears as he pulled the trigger. A high-pitched squeal rang through the area, returning to the gun. Soundwaves appeared in Dr. Zlo's HUD, bouncing off everything the villain could see.

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"Why, to stop this evil injustice wrought by Maximillian," Gilderoy answered as he removed the mask. The NPC ignored the second remark.

"Gilderoy, what a strange surprise," Maximillian said. "I never expected you were the face behind the great Purple Petunia, savior of landed gentry everywhere."

"Yes, I had to mask myself as a simple party-lover to confound your dastardly spies!" Gilderoy answered.

Dr. Zlo was starting to think that maybe something else was going on here. "Excuse me. I believe I was here first."

The two NPCs ignored him.

"Why Maximillian?" Gilderoy asked. "Why kidnap these scientists?"

"You mean the pompous gentlemen's board of philosophers? For my grand vision!" Maximillian stated. "You know as well as I do that steam power is obsolete! We're living in a bygone age while the rest of the world pushes forward. If we want to thrive, we must adapt! These so-called scientists got in the way of progress! With them out of the way, I can lead others into a new age! No longer will we be bound by the simplistic rules of the old codgers."

"I'm sorry, but we were in the middle of something!" Dr. Zlo complained.

"You even went as far as to kidnap the son of the queen, Maximillian!" Gilderoy shouted.

"The biggest fool of them all!" the NPC shouted back. "I went to him with my plans to revolutionize our city, and he threw the plans in the bin! Well, I won't let them get away with it! I will drag this world to the future kicking and screaming if I have to!"

"At the cost of thousands of innocents!" Gilderoy shouted back.

Dr. Zlo rolled his eyes. Sure, he could interfere in this conversation with a few laser blasts, but he felt that Maximillian wouldn't remember such a defeat. Plus, the whole spurned scientist bent on revenge was a clich the player behind the villain loved. Dylan kind of wanted to see where this went.

"You were always blind to progress, Gilderoy," Maximillian seethed. "But now, I have the upper hand!"

As he spoke, Maximillian's hand transformed, becoming a fantastical gun. An arc of electricity ripped through the air, striking Gilderoy in the chest. The man spasmed, falling to the ground in shock.

"Really?" Dr. Zlo complained. "All that, and it ends with a transforming hand? How droll."

"Now, sit there quietly as I unleash my vision on this city!" Maximillian's eyes were crazed now.

Dr. Zlo frowned. "Hey, only I'm allowed to gloat like that!"

Gilderoy coughed, turning to the villain. "It's up to you now. Soon he'll unleash a terror on this city the likes no one has seen."

"And I don't care," Dr. Zlo answered.

"Please, hero," Gilderoy said weakly. "You're our only hope."

"Hope schmope," Dr. Zlo answered. "There's only one reason I'm stopping this hack. It's because he thinks he's better than me. Me! Dr. Zlo! I'll show him who's the greatest criminal mastermind!"

Dr. Zlo rocketed forward, his boots scorching the ground as he moved. Maximillian turned, his impeccable hair now out of place with sweat. "You won't stop me!"

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